Since our spring GTG in Kerrville was postponed until the fall I've been feeling a bit of Texas nostalgia and viewed the photos from our trip to that wonderful state in early April, 2018. Now we've been through many parts of Texas several times but had never been 'to' Texas until this trip. I planned it for our little group of four couples and one solo friend. We began on April 2, 2018, and traveled to Baton Rouge where we rendezvoused with the fourth couple who traveled from Pensacola to join us. Now a cold front had just passed through and we left home with all our heated gear plugged in and were toasty comfy.
Next stop was Port Arthur and a visit to Janice Joplin's home and the Museum of the Gulf Coast. Wow very impressive. On the way to San Antonio we of course stopped at Cut 'n Shoot, Black's Barbeque and Gruene. Then a couple days in San Antonio and we were off to ride the Three Twisted Sisters. It was a glorious day but ah it didn't last as another cold front was coming through. We overnighted in Kerrville and the next morning it was a balmy 36 degrees. Ouch that's cold for April . . . or any other month for that matter. Then a visit to Fredericksburg and the Admiral Nimitz museum and of course a fabulous lunch at one of the local German restaurants.
On the way to Austin we stopped at Luckenbach of course and wound up our trip with two days in Austin where we viewed the bats flying from the Congress Avenue bridge - an unbelievable sight for sure.
We love Texas and especially the Hill Country and Austin. Can't wait until this fall when we'll have our GTG in Kerrville. Until then stay safe and hopefully sane if that's possible in these times!
Next stop was Port Arthur and a visit to Janice Joplin's home and the Museum of the Gulf Coast. Wow very impressive. On the way to San Antonio we of course stopped at Cut 'n Shoot, Black's Barbeque and Gruene. Then a couple days in San Antonio and we were off to ride the Three Twisted Sisters. It was a glorious day but ah it didn't last as another cold front was coming through. We overnighted in Kerrville and the next morning it was a balmy 36 degrees. Ouch that's cold for April . . . or any other month for that matter. Then a visit to Fredericksburg and the Admiral Nimitz museum and of course a fabulous lunch at one of the local German restaurants.
On the way to Austin we stopped at Luckenbach of course and wound up our trip with two days in Austin where we viewed the bats flying from the Congress Avenue bridge - an unbelievable sight for sure.
We love Texas and especially the Hill Country and Austin. Can't wait until this fall when we'll have our GTG in Kerrville. Until then stay safe and hopefully sane if that's possible in these times!